Match Up: Rock & Metal Album Covers Quiz

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1. A hand holding a razor blade.

Answer: Judas Priest

'British Steel' is a 1980 album by the heavy metal band Judas Priest. It is their sixth album, as well as a favorite for most Judas Priest fans. This album spawned three hit singles titled 'Breaking the Law', 'Living After Midnight' and 'United'.

2. An angel holding a cigarette.

Answer: Van Halen

Van Halen released the album '1984' on January 9th of that year. It is the band's sixth album, as well as one of their biggest selling albums aside from their debut. 'Jump', 'Panama', 'Hot for Teacher' and 'I'll Wait' are the four top selling singles on the LP.

3. Four guys dressed in suits and wearing pig masks while standing in front of the American flag.

Answer: Motley Crue

Band members Nikki Sixx, Mick Mars, Vince Neil and Tommy Lee are the four guys on the album cover dressed with pig masks. 'Generation Swine' was released on June 24, 1997 and is the Crue's seventh studio album. 'Afraid', 'Beauty', 'Find Myself' and 'Shout at the Devil '97' are among the album's singles.

This album is also known for singer Vince Neil making his return to the band after being gone since the 1989 'Dr. Feelgood' album.

4. A field full of crosses with strings attached to them.

Answer: Metallica

The heavy metal band Metallica released the album 'Master of Puppets' in March of 1986. This is the band's third album and also the last to feature bassist Cliff Burton before a bus crash took his life. It made number 29 on the Billboard 200 and is also known for being the first ever thrash metal album to become platinum.

5. A naked baby swimming towards a dollar bill.

Answer: Nirvana

'Nevermind' is a 1991 release by the grunge band Nirvana. It is their second album as well as their best selling one. It reached number one on the US Billboard 200, replacing 'Dangerous' by Michael Jackson. 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', 'Come as You Are', 'In Bloom' and 'Lithium' are the released singles. Spencer Elden is the name of the infamous baby on the album's cover. Elden re-created the cover picture twice, at the ages of seventeen and twenty-five, with the latter being for the album's 25th anniversary.

6. A fist punching a man in the face.

Answer: Pantera

'Vulgar Display of Power' is the second album for the heavy metal band Pantera, released in 1992. It made the list of '1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die'. 'Mouth for War', 'This Love' and 'Walk' are among the album's singles. A rumor about the cover art stated that the man in the picture got paid ten dollars a punch...and it took thirty punches to get the perfect photo. According to the band's sources, this is definitely just a rumor.

7. A nude woman laying in a hammock.

Answer: White Zombie

'Supersexy Swingin' Sounds' is a 1996 Electro-industrial remix album by the band White Zombie. The remixed songs are mostly from their 1995 album titled 'Astro Creep 2000'. The nude lady in the hammock is the original cover, but a less racy version of it showing the model in a bikini is sold at certain retailers.

8. A close up of a blonde woman in front of water and a shark fin in the background.

Answer: Great White

'Once Bitten' is a 1987 album from the hard rock band Great White. It is the band's third studio album, as well as the LP that gave the band much of their success. It went Platinum in 1988, and spawned the singles 'Rock Me' and 'Save Your Love'. Tracy Martinson is the model on the cover.

9. A person dressed in a full skeleton costume standing with their arms spread up against a fence.

Answer: Slipknot

The heavy metal band Slipknot released '.5: The Gray Chapter' in 2014. The album and its title are dedicated to the band's founding bassist named Paul Gray who died in 2014. It is Slipknot's fifth studio album. 'The Negative One', 'Custer', 'Killpop' and 'The Devil in I' are the released singles.

10. A long haired werewolf by a tree trunk.

Answer: Ozzy Osbourne

'Bark at the Moon' is the third album from heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne. It was released in November 1983 and made number 19 on the Billboard chart. This is also the debut album for guitarist Jake E. Lee while he was with the band, replacing guitarist Randy Rhoades who died in a plane crash in 1982.

The title track to the album, as well as the ballad 'So Tired' are the album's singles. Ozzy himself is the werewolf on the LP cover and in the music video.

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Questions		Choices
1. A hand holding a razor blade.		Judas Priest
2. An angel holding a cigarette.		Van Halen
3. Four guys dressed in suits and wearing pig masks while standing in front of the American flag.		Great White
4. A field full of crosses with strings attached to them.		Slipknot
5. A naked baby swimming towards a dollar bill.		White Zombie
6. A fist punching a man in the face.		Metallica
7. A nude woman laying in a hammock.		Pantera
8. A close up of a blonde woman in front of water and a shark fin in the background.		Nirvana
9. A person dressed in a full skeleton costume standing with their arms spread up against a fence.		Ozzy Osbourne
10. A long haired werewolf by a tree trunk.		Motley Crue

There have been some awesome album covers in rock music over the years. In this quiz, I will give you the description of an album cover; all you have to do is match it up with the band/artist it belongs to. Good luck!